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Planning officer meeting
The local planning officer from the DCs office has requested a meeting at the Saidi site today. Please pray that this won’t last to any unnecessary difficulty complying with planning requirements. Update The meeting was uneventful and no undue burdens were placed in the development work.
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Vehicle Issues
It’s a real cause for thanksgiving that the reconditioned Brake Master Cylinder we brought for the Land Cruiser send to have resolved its braking problem. There are a few other ongoing issues with the car, as to be expected with such an old vehicle, but this gives us some heart that it’s worth continuing to work on it. Also very glad to report that the Adblue problem with the Mitsubishi truck send to have been resolved. Thanks for praying. Regrettably there is not much progress with the Isuzu which is still of the road with engine problems. The mechanic working…
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The Anatomy of a School Visit
Perhaps you’ve been wondering, as you read about our work in schools, what, precisely, a visit entails.We start by contacting the head of the school to ask if we can come to speak with the students. Without exception we have been welcomed into every school that we have approached. The door is wide open!On the day of the visit, we (try to) show up a bit early, so we can introduce ourselves and explain what we hope to accomplish during our time there. This generally entails a good deal of the formalities that I suspect were learned from our dear…
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Hygiene pack ministry
We have just taken delivery of a supply of cartons for the hygiene pack ministry. If you are interested in helping assemble hygiene packs, please get in touch with us. We are grateful for all help with this important work.
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Safe and trouble-free travel
Brother Stephen (Harper) flies to Malawi from Dublin on 11th November, Brother Bill (Williams) from Washington on 14th, and Brother Jim (McMaster) from Newcastle on 17th. Please pray that each with enjoy safe and hassle-free travel and that their time in Malawi will be profitable. Update: Bro Jim had to cancel his visit due to Covid-related issues at home
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Training additional Bible Time teachers at Dzaleka
We were very encouraged to see the enthusiasm for the Swahili Bible Time lessons we’ve been sending into the Dzaleka Refugee Camp. Brother William took the initiative to train a further 17 teachers from various churches in the camp.
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Children’s group in the Msasa wa Ana
It’s so thrilling to see the new Msasa and the recently made benches being put to good use. Pray that many of these children and adults will come to a real understanding of the Gospel and come to know the Lord as their Saviour.
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Literature shipment
Pray for safe and speedy arrival of a large consignment of (1,000,000) 2022 Gospel Calendars and (2,600,000) Gospel Tracts recently sent from N. Ireland. Ideally, we would have liked the calendars to have been sent a bit earlier than this, but some aspects of the production process proved more time-consuming than anticipated.
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Great co-workers
Give thanks for good relationships between co-workers who really complement and help each other. That’s true of the relatively new team in Malawi, and it’s certainly true that the trustees in UK have great rapport.
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Preparations for Open Day
Preparations are underway for the Open Day at Saidi on 20 November. The builders have started to construct a kitchen and the carpenters have begun to make wooden benches for the guests to sit on.
Points for Prayer & Thanksgiving
